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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-01-15

mad 1alleu Deneatn her leet, ana nef
life stretched out before her in her
dreary and barren perspective. If
she could only be allowed to pre-
serve the illusion that he loved her,
wherever he might be, that would
have sufiiced for happiness, would
have gilded all the empty years she
must spend on earth without the
sun of his presence. But people do
not die when they have nothing to
live for. Betty's aunt trusted to
time to mitigate the blow; she re-
membered that she herself had a
lover who deserted her, that she had
cried her eyes out, and had given
away all her jewelry, and believed
she was done with everything but
ten years later he passed her win
dow daily, bald, gouty man from
whom the glamour had fled. But
she had forgotten that he had rob
bed her of the power of loving any
one else, and that other lovers had
sighed in vain. When Betty first
went out, and began to resume her
ordinary life as nothing had hap
pened, the Squire's family had gone
abroad, and had taken Louise Tur-
ner with them to tighten the shadow
of their grief and Il stone in the
cemetery recorded the fact that
Aleck Fanshawe had lived and died.
1t would have been a melancholy
comfort to Betty to lang wreaths
upon that great white stone that
confronted her like a ghost among
the shrubbery, to plant flowers
about it. But how could she lavish
such loving triAes in memory of the
man who had deprived her of the
poor privilege of weeping for him
She sometimes felt as if she would
like to leave Haven forever every
road and style apd bit of wood re-
minded her of AleclA 1t was here
he met her on her daily walk from
school it was in the wood they
gathered the autumn leaves, and
came home ladened with spoils on
this river the moonlight had found
them on this wild bank Alcck had
sat and sketched the scene for her
beneath this tree he had read to hel
from the poets. The very air of the
places they had frequented together
seemed filled with the tender words
he had spoken. Could it be that ht
had not cared? Why, then, had h,
spent his last evening ashore witt
her? He had left early, to be sure
saying he must pack and be off by
daybreak. Had he gone from her tC
Louise ? The bough of scarlet Der
ries he had given her that night haC
hung in her room ever since, wher,
her eyes would see it waking. Th'
first time she was able to walk across
the room after her illness she took i
down and threw it upon the opei
fire indeed, she took out all of hi
letters for the same purpose, but pu
them back again, not strong enough
to abandon them all at once.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-01-15

1t was summer at Haven, but it
was not summer in Betty lie Breton's s
heart. | think she remembered
other Junes, whose flower were no
swceter, whose woods were no green
er-Junes that had borrowed some
thing of their charm from her own
happiness, that like the moon shone
with borrowed light. She was trying
to sing one of the old songs at her
at her piano one twilight
songs she had sung with Aleck in
their drives through the woodland
aisles, where they had loved to lin
ger but the sobs choked her, and
the tears crowcd and iostled each
other in her eyes; and suddenly,
when the last vibration of the notes
had ceased, a voice outside took up
the strain and sang it through.
1T is Aleck," she cried, hurrying
toward the piazza like one in II
dream. Then she walked, turned
back, and sat down. Surprising it
was Aleck, he belonged to Louise.
Ofcourse it was mistake. 1t was
because she had been thinkingabout
him. Aleck was dead, and she had
no right to think Of him. She never
would think of him again-never;
she would forget him, as he had
forgotten her. Dead or alive, lie
could be nothing to her-nothing,
nothing, He had broken her heart;
could one love with a broken heart ?
Somebody was coming into the
room with a lighted lamp, preceded
by excited voices. 1t was Miss lie
Breton, followed by Mrs. Ames.
Isn't it marvellous?" she was
saying Such a shock, too, for the
Squire's family, just as they We're
getting used to the idea of death !"
"But is it true?" asked Miss lie
Breton.
Betty had shrunken into the dark
corner of the long room (Which one
lamp only illuminated in patches
in order to hide the tears upon her
eyelids.
"True as preaching. | was just
getting into the train for Haven this
aftemoon-I had been up to town
for triAe of shopping-and heard
familiar voice saying, Allow me to
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-11
A LINGERING DEATH.
After Swinburne.
.BY MRS. GEORGE ARCHIBALD.

Twas early in the month of May (Red rose leaves will never make wine), young man on his death bed lay, (My merry son come tell me hither) He turned him over on his bed, "l will not die" he firmly said, "Till comes my twin-my brother Fred"
 co, dear mither) "He will not die till his brothers here, (Red rose leaves will never make wine); So we must summon him, that is clear" (My merry son, come tell me hther,) A strength'ning drink they bade him guafT, And sent, post telegraph And sadly planned his epitaph
 co, dear mither). To grant d dying mans desire (Red roses never will make wine), The message fla shed along the wire, My merry son come tell me hither), HNow speed thee boy, 'tis a case of death, Waste not your time-spare not your breath" The messenger-"I will" he saith
 O., dear mither) Twas early in the month of May, (Red rose leaves will never make wlne); A gray beard on his dea bed lay, My merry come tell me hither.) He turned him slowly on his bed, My twin has come, my brother Fred, die content" And he was dead!
 co, dear mithcr). The worn old watchers dropped tear, fRetl rose leaves will never make winel "lIe would not die till you were here" (My merry son come tell me hither) Said the white haired twin of seventy past "lf the messenger boy had walked too fast, His twentieth year mad been his last"
 co, dear mither).
 The Judgc.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-11
Village Rumors.
(London Spectator ,

One of our prayer leaders" was de- scribing his favorite preacher. "Ah r' said he, 'therc woz a hinfluence wi him. Just to sec him swee Tsway1 his frame, quite oyqmloybriumn.,' .,' Another of our local "lights' once be- sought us to beware of .'inundations' in religion. Sheer mispronunciation is answerable for such errors as "Snatchacrab, king of Assyria." and "Beery 'uns" q suppose "Bcreans') A more curious misunderstanding of scripture convulsed me with laughter. The preacher gave out his text as fol- lows: Peace with all men, and holi- ness without; which no man shall see the Lord," and proceeded to divide his subject into three heads-"holiness without" 'holiness within. and which no man, etc. Equally divert ing, and more practical was the fol- lowing fine instance of unconscious wit, told me by the Rev. MT. B.. "a Wesleyan minister of repute. The text was: And when he came to him. self.' We have here, brethren" said the preacher, ''an instance of the won derful depth ot meaning there is in scripture. We see how low this un- principled young victim had fallen. When he came to himselfr What does it mean? We'll, look at home. What do we do when our moneys gone. and we've no credit? What do we turn to? The pawnshop. So did he. First his coat would go. He might live week on that. Then his waistcoat. That wouldn't serve him long. Lastly, his shirt would follow, and then-ah, :, then, my friends, he came to himself {. He couldn't pawn himself. and so he went home to his father" Here is a bit of conscious rustic wit which know to be genuine. John Mann had been sent by his shrewish wife to market to sell the pig. On the way he got drunk, the pig strayed away and never again turned up. A few weeks afterwards John was asked if he had "heard anything of the pig yet. "Heard of 'im?" he said: "heard of i'm? Gu ay, I hears of i'm most days!"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-11

ssThe Best and most desirable Hotel in Boston is the United States, where there is no attempt at style, but a great deal of attention paid to the comfort and pleasure of patrons."- Boston HerdM, April 12.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-11
A Terrible Surgical Operation
 A FATAL MISTAKE.

February 28d, 1888. published an
 account of fatal surgical operation
 which caused 8 great commotion
 among medical men throughout the
 whole country, Dr. Thayer, the
 most eminent surgeon in Cleveland,
 pronouncing it scandalous. It ap-
 pears that a Mrs. King had been
 suffering for many years from some
 disease of the stomach, which had
 resisted the treatment of all the
 physicians in attendance. The dis
 ease commenced with slight de-
 engagement of the digestion, with 8
 poor appetite, followed by a pecu-
 liar indescribable distress in the stomach, feeling that has been
 described as a faint "all gone"
 sensation, sticky slime collecting about the teeth, causing disagree able taste. This sensation was not removed by food, but, on the con. trary, it was increased. After a while the hands and feet became cold and sticky-a cold perspira- tion. There was a constant tired and languid feeling. Then followed dreadful nervousness, with gloomy forebodings. Finally the patient
 was unable to retain any food what ever, and there was constant pain Tn the abdomen. All prescribed remedies failing to give relief, a consultation was held, when it was decided that the patient had a can cer in the stomach, and in order to save the patients life an operation was justi6able. Accordingly, on the 22d of February, 1883, the oper. ation was performed by Dr. Vance Tn the presence of Dr. Tuckerman. Dr. Perrier, Dr. Arms. pr. Gordon, Dr. Capner. and Dr. Halliwell of the Police Board. The operation consisted in laying open the cavity of the abdomen and exposing the stomach and bowels. When this had been done an examination of the organs was made, but to the horror and dismay of the doctors there was no cancer to be found. The patient did not have a cancer. When too late the medical men dis covered that they had made a terri. ble mistake; but they sewed the parts together and dressed the wound that they had made, but the poor woman sank from exhaustion and died in few hours. How sad 1t must be for the husband of this poor woman to know that his wife died from the effects of a sur. gical operation that ought never to have been performed. If this wo. man has taken the proper remedy for Dyspepsia and Nervous Pros tration (for this was what the dis ease really was), she would have been living today. SHAKER Ex- TRACT OF RooTs or SEIGELs CURATIVE SYRUP, a remedy made expressly for Dyspepsia or Indigestion, has re- stored many such cases to perfect health after all other kinds of treat ment have failed. The evidence of it's efficacy in curing this class of cases is too voluminous to be pub lished here; but those who read the published evidence in favor of this dyspeptic remedy do not question it's convincing nature, and the arti- cle has an extensive sale.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-11
Finances of the Board OF Trade.

The Board of Trade held its annual meeting
last evening and listened to the report Of the
secretary and to that of the financial committee
The secretary's report shows that the year closes
with 400 regular members and that there are
three applications for membership now pending
During the year four members died. The re-
port of the finance committee showed the total
receipts to have been $50. 312 II; expenditures
$13 435 II; balance on hand SIG, STAT; net gain
for the year, $7,6S555 Tho surplus fund of tho
board now consists of $15,500 loaned on first
mortgage together with SIG, AZ cash in bank
and assured dividends of 81. $685. making q
total of $35, 256. 80 The reason assigned for
having SC large sum of money lying in bank is
that large loan has just been paid In. The
board has found it quito difficult to loan money
satisfactory terms and to parties who could
pay it back short notice. After hearing the
reports the board accepted them and adjourned.
The election of officers for the ensuing year oc-
ours on next Monday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-11
PAUPER IMMIGRATION.

The recent imposition of fine of ST. 900 on
the Cunard Steamship Company at Boston,
for bringing an aged and demented pauper
woman to the United States, was bit of dis
cipline which ought to be repeated at that and
other ports until pauper immigration is
broken up. There are now detained at Castle
Garden, New York, seventeen families, con-
sisting of nearly one hundred persons, all of
whom were sent by the English government.
Whether they will be permitted to land or
not depends on the decision of the Board of
Emigration. In 1880 the English govern
ment began to get rid of its paupers by ship
ping them to this country. To stop the
practice Congress, in 1885, passed new gen.
eral emigration act, in which the question
whether a person was likely to become
charge or not was left to the determination of
the commissioners, whose decision is final. In
a recent correspondence on the subject be-
tween the State Department and the British
Foreign Office, Secretary Bayard laid down
the law that immigrants whose only escape
from becoming charge upon the country is
the help of friends, are not considered de-
sirabls acquisition. To this The British
Foreign Office replied that certain lot of
Immigrants it wished to send over were not
paupers, but crofters. Mr.. Bayard responded
that this government could not consider the
question of class or occupation. If they were
to be dependent upon the help of friends they
were not desirable acquisitions. The law
gives the emigration commissioners power to
exclude all paupers, of whatever nationality,
and the power should be vigorously exercised,
and if, as is suspected, the steamship COM
panies are conniving at the business, they
should be roundly fined.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-11

terest in the hospital will shiver with appre-
hension. 1t is well understood that if such
removal is made it is for the purpose of secur-
ing man in his place who will be subservi-
ent to the wishes of the trustees, and will offer
no protest if maggoty butter, diseased pork
and other vile messes which the gentlemen in
charge may find it profitable to purchase, are
supplied for the use of the inmates. This
circumstance, and the further probability that
no reputable physician who understands the
difficulties which an honest superintendent
must deal with under the present manage
ment would accept the situation should it by
chance be offered to such one, will effectu-
ally prevent feeling of confidence in DR..
Fletcher's successor. The people of the State,
regardless of party, have confidence in DIR.
Fletcher and desire him to remain.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-11

THE ex-confederate general ID. lei. Hill, de-
livered an address in Baltimore, the other
night, on "The Old South" which was a
eulogy of the spirit of the Rebellion and the
unreconstructed part of the South. Among
other things, the speaker said:
81 love to hear the philan thropists praise
Mr.. Lincoln and call him the second Wash
ington, for / remember that he was born in
Kentucky, and was from first to last, as the
Atlantic Monthly truly said, a Southern man
say that George H. Thomas was the stoutest
fighter in the union army for remember that
he was born in Virginia"
General Hill seems to be a bad case of un-
reconstructed rebel. He has not learned yet
that the United States is bigger than Virginia
or Kentucky, and that true patriotism con-
sists in love of country, not love of State.
Mr.. Lincoln was none the better or worse for
having been born in Kentucky, or General
Thomas in Virginia; their place in history is
fixed by the fact that in the hour of their
country's supreme trial they were found on
the side of the government and Union. The
world does not trouble itself much as to where
men were born the question is, what they
did. General Hill will not be remembered in
history for his birthplace, though he will de-
serve high place in the list of those who,
educated at West Point for a soldier, turned
traitor to the government that educated him,
and spent the closing years of his life sneer-
ing at the Constitution under which ne en-
joyed immunity from punishment for his
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-11

PHYSICALLY the Hon. William E. Chandler,
of New Hampshire, is very small man, what
the ladies would call petite. but when it
comes to brain measurement he sizes up
among the largest. In fact, he is very able
man as well as shrewd politician, and has a
remarkable way of accomplishing what he I'M
dertakes. 1t has been the fashion in some
quarters toabuse Mr.. Chandler as bitter par
tlsan, "a practical politician" ETC., and we
believe he has never taken the trouble to deny
either charge. He makes no concealment of
the fact that he is Republican, and he al
ways stands by his friends. Perhaps that is
one reason they stand by him. 1t is to be
added that in every position where he has
been placed he has discharged his duty faith
fully and well, and all attacks on his personal
honesty have fallen harmless at his feet
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-11

! AS the Journal said, the schedule of prices
proposed by the Standard Oil Company may
be too high, but the analysis and criticism of
it should be intelligent. To talk about the
prices being higher than wood and coal is to
talk utter nonsense not worthy of reply. But
if the prices are too high they should be in
diligently remodeled and reduced to point
that will satisfy both parties, and this can be
done if both parties have desire to be salts
fed. BY all means the prices should be made
so that the average citizen, the workiugman,
the thousands of homes that are the pride and
strength of Indianapolis can be supplied with
fuel at once cheaper, and more convenient
and comfortable in every respect than that
now in use. The rich and the well-to-do can
get along with any sort Of fuel. It is the av-
srage man and the average household that
should be benefited, and they would be bene-
flied by the introduction of natural gas. 1t
is for them chiefly that the Journal so strenu-
ously urges an agreement by which the gas
can be and will be brought to the city as
speedily possible.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-11
ONLY WANTS A CHANCE.
Col. Dudley Talks in Business-Like Way
About His Proposed Cable System. IN

Col. W. W. Dudley. after having devoted the
day to making further inquiry relation to the
opportunities for establishing successful cable
street-ralway system in this city. left last night
for St Paul, where the syndicate that he repre-
septs is engaged in constructing a cable
line II am going away" he said Journal
reporter at the Denison House, strongly i'm
pressed with the idea that the people of Indian
apolis want and need better streetcar service.
The dissatisfaction among citizens is quite
strong, and since have been here 1 have heard
many complaints. II is simply urdeniable that
the service here now is poorer than will be found
in any other city in the country. The
tracks are in bad condition, the travel is
slow. the cars are uncean and uncomfortable,
and there no conductors. The service is
better in Richmond or any of the smaller cities
Of the State than is furnished here. In fact,
any attempt to operate a street-ralwav system
for public convenience could not be much worse.
1t certainly looks as if the company had
gard for the rights of the people.
WINGED that there is great need here for a prop
erly-equipped system.
Have you decided yet whether or not you
will construct a cable system herel"
II certainly shall if l car get the chance"
II suppose the only chance you want is
franchisel"
THAT is all. We do not intend to get down
on our knees and beg for admission to the city,
and we are not going to try to influence any body
to help If the Council doesn't take the
matter MP and pass an ordinance giving us such
privileges granted to cable companies
elsewhere. why will not waste any time
around here, but we will go to some other city,
If the city does the proper thing. however. we
will give you a eetrailway system that will be
a credit TO the place and in every way salts
factory to the people who are expected to pat
ronize it"
Colonel Dudley stated further that ne had not
yet decided upon any routes, although he had sew
eral in mind He will return to the city in a
few days to give some more definite shape to the
projected system if in the meantime anything is
done toward giving his company the necessary
priviiepes
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-11

/ GOVERNOR GRAY has proved himself a
tlarge sized mixer" He has plunged the
Estate institutions into a beautiful mix. After
making show of reforming the management
by removing Harrison and Gapen and appoint
ing their successors, he suddenly backs water
and pulls out, leaving the claimants to fight
ut out among themselves and attempting to
throw upon the State Auditor the response
bility of deciding who is in and who is out.
If the Governor means business why does he
not follow it upf Why does he get fright
ened at his own shadow, and after harvesting
a few compliments for his reform policy, I'M
'dertake to unload the whole business on the
shoulders of others7 He is the chief execu-
tive of the State. It is his business to see
that the laws are enforced and the institu-
tons properly managed. Why does he not
do it, instead of skulking to the rear and leav-
ing others to bear the brunt of the fight he
sbegan2
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-11
BRIGGS REFUSES TO YIELD.
Another of Gray's Appointees Shut Out-Har-
rison's Vouchers Will Be Recognized.

1t was thought that Howard Briggs would not
resist the demand of John r. Gordon for the
trusteeship of the Blind Asylum to which he
has been appointed by the Governor. However,
when the board of that institution met yester-
day, Mr.. Briggs courteously refused to give way
to the ex- Representative from Putnam. Mr..
Gordon had qualified by fling his bond, with J.
II. Piercy and James V. Durham as sureties.
but his asking for the Office Mr.. Briggs re-
piled: Under the circumstances, L am unable
to recognize your claim" The two gentlemen
had brief talk about future proceedings as Mr..
Gordon is not inclined to relinquish the position
without contest, but the question involved
is the same in the Harrison and Carson affair
they concluded to await the decision in that
prospective suit Ii Dr. Harrison wins, Mr..
Briggs will retain his Office, buff Carson is
tanned Briggs will vacate in favor of Gordon
Mr.. Briggs is treasurer of the Blind Asylum
board, aad after the trustees had allowed the
accounts for the month took the vouchers signed
by DR.. Harrison to the Auditor of State He
there with the Insane Hospital accounts. The
Auditor, though, will recognize them to-day. and
draw warrants for the maintenance of the insti-
tutions He concluded to do this after a consul
tation with the Governor and Attorney general,
each of whom considered that the accounts for
maintenance ought to be paid The Auditor
will draw warrants for the salaries of the
trustees. Gapen and Briggs. for the presi-
dent, DR. Harrison, until the courts have cleared
away all doubts as to the situation.